Horseshoe



June d2, 1923.

. 1,458,869 l. YosHlDA ET Al.

HoasEsHoE Filed March 1o '1922 llllllllllllllllllll"l 4f IIIIIIIIIIIIIIH 1 5 1 www Patented .l une 12,. 1923.

ICHITARo krosanna AND Kronreono -MATSUAYASHL oi'osAKa, JAPAN. f' '5:

"Honsnsnon iV l 'Apiiicatigii'ied March" 1o, 192e; seri-ii No.' 542,694.;

To lz-ZZ raiz-0m it maycoacerm." Be 1t known that we, lciirrARo -Yosiima and KroHIGono MATsU'BAyAsHr, subyects of the Emperor of Japan,'bothxresiding'atf OsakmuJapan, have invented certain'A new and yuseful Improvements in Horseshoes,"

and we dohereby` vdeclare the' following. to be a'full, clear, and eXact descriptionof the invention,l such 'asjwill enableothers skilled inthe art to which it appertains to `Vmake and use the same. I

horseshoe -consisting of a 'Uishaped iron base member provided with a groove'or'gchannel on one side, into which groove filling members or sections prepared by cutting cottonboard made of several sheets of cotton cloth piled up and pasted together with some sticky substance, are forced in closely, in such a way that the face of each composing cloth of the filling sections bears parallel with the side walls of the base member, said sections being secured in the channel by fixing rods and then enamel-painted,

The object of this invention is to provide a horseshoe which is of light weight, elastic, and non-slipping, thereby reducing the fatigue of the horse, aiding the growth of the hoofs, and preventing noise, while the shoe possesses great durability.

In the accompanying drawing, in which the similar reference numerals indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a plan View showing the ground contacting face of a horseshoe, according to this invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vsectional view;

Fig. 3 is a crosssectional view;

Fig. 4 is also a cross-sectional view of a slightly modified form, in which the fixing iron piece is omitted; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a Achannel filling member. f

. Reference numeral l one side of which is flattened to contact with a hoof, while the other side 1s provided with a groove or channel 4 between the inner and outer walls 2 and 3, and through the y is the iron base member of the shape of an ordinary horseshoe',

thus obtained intoV .rectangular strips or Vi i waterproof lviSCOusisubstance. mined( with i 5 shibu, which jthe'juiceextracted from sections a ma@ Wider than tha-depth ofthef groove or channel 4, in order tol provide a tread surface beyond' the 'walls' 2 and' 3',

as shown in Figs. 3, 4 and',` We apply,"v

' enamel-paint lor other' suitable 'substance' 'to the innery face of the said channel or groove" This' inventiont relates to, an 'improved' 4, and fill up"l the same vclosely 'curved sections. 6, in such manner' that'theedge'of each section 'contacts thefjbottom 'lfac'elv of the channel or groove 4, i. e., each strip? Y ends of said rods being countersunk in the walls. tions may be provided with recesses 10, the bottom of'which is substantially flush with' the edges of the side walls 2 and 3, see Fig. 3. These recesses arey adapted to receive nar- The medially situated filling ,sec.-

row plates of iron 9, having openings@ 8 in which securing nails are engaged.`

Said iron pieces 9 are unnecessary when hat# headed nails as shown in Fig. :4 'are used.. After completion of the process above-menf tioned, the whole surface lof the filling blocks may be enamel-painted. f 1 .i vThe horseshoe thus manufactured is of the typein which the groove or channel 4- in the iron base member 1 is filled up eloseof cotton cloth. The sectionsy are fixed se-V curely to thebase member by means of rods 7, each strip of cloth of the filling sections.

Y ly and firmly with the filling sections 6 made y bearing squarely against the bottom; face of said groove vor channel :and projecting `beyond the edges ofwalls 2 and 3 of the base member l, as shown in Figs.l 3 yand 4Q This shoe hasmany advantages infthat the. contact with the ground is'very soft, the

fatiqu'e 'of they horse is reduced to a `minimum, the ygrowth of the hoof assisted, noisy sounds are lessened, and slipping is prevented .even on a slope; but theL most important advantage, amongst others -that I might be mentioned, is the durability of the shoe, which is fully twice that of ordinary shoes. As waste cotton cloth can be utilized as a material from which the filling sections are made, and as one base member can be used over again by replenishing thel groove or channel with new illing sections when the old ones wear out, the present horseshoe is very economical in its use, besides furnishing protection for the animal.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. A horseshoe comprising a metallic base provided with a channel on its under side, a yieldable lling member deposited in said channel and extending beyond the under side of said metallic member to form a tread surface, and means for securing said yieldable memberk in said channel, said lyieldable member being composed of a pluralityo'f sections placed on edge tightly in said channel, the medially. positioned sections being recessed below said tread surface to form grooves adapted to house said securing means. l

2. A horseshoe comprising a metallic base provided with a channel on its under side. a yieldable filling member deposited in said channel, and means for securing said yieldable member therein, said yieldable member being compod of a plurality of sections ot' thin strips of suitable material pasted toget-her, said sections being placed on edge tightly in said channel, the sections adjacent the side Walls ofA said channel. projecting beyond the bottom edges of the Walls While the med'ially positioned sections are substantially flush with said edges.

3. A horseshoe comprising a metallic base provided with a channel on its under side, a yieldable filling member deposited in said channel and having a ydeeper section than the channel, and means for securing said yieldable member therein, said yieldable member being composed of a plurality of sections of fabric strips pasted together, said sections being placed on edge tightly in said channel, the medially lpositioned Vsections being lower than the external ones so as to,`

form a groove betweenthe latter, and a metal strap placed in said groove, said strap having suitable apertures registering with longitudinal slots running parallel with the sides of said .metallic body for receiving nails attaching the shoe to the hoof.

In testimony whereof we aiX our signatures.

ICHITARO YOSHIDA. KICHIGORO MATSUBAYASHI. 

